Consequences of goal ambiguity in public organizations

Public Service Performance: Perspectives on Measurement and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 92-112

  Chun, Young Han ^a   Rainey, Hal G ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 42349098658     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511488511.006     Document Type: Chapter

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